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BA Illustration

West Herts College🥈 TEF Silver
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: General Studies
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Course Score
D /57
Graduate Salary£25,000
Satisfaction90%
Degree Completion65%
Professional Jobs30%
Meaningful Work60%

Expected Starting Salary

below national median

Typical starting salary for General Studies graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£25,000
typical starting salary
£22,000
£27,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· General Studies graduates nationally earn £18,000–£36,500 (1183 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Administrative occupations
20%
02
Elementary occupations
15%
03
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15%
04
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
5%
05
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
06
Sales occupations
5%
07
Skilled trades occupations
5%
08
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
★ Professional
5%

Student Satisfaction

National Student Survey — 15 respondents (75% response rate)

91%
Teaching Quality
92%
Assessment & Feedback
95%
Academic Support
89%
Organisation
90%
Learning Resources
84%
Student Voice

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🚦 Will I Get In?

Input your predicted A-Levels to see how you compare to last year's accepted students.

Past Accepted Tariffs

<48
5%
80-95
5%
96-111
20%
112-127
20%
128-143
5%
144-159
15%
160-175
15%

Entry Qualifications

A-level
80%
Other HE
10%
Degree
5%
Foundation
5%

Accreditations

Data not provided

This provider hasn't submitted accreditation data to HESA for this course.

AI & Your Career

Based on Anthropic research

30%
Moderate Exposure

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

Graduate Roles by AI Exposure

65%Web and Multimedia Design
55%Administrative
48%Business and public service associate
40%Sales
32%Artistic, literary and media

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
30%
Professional Work
60%
Meaningful Role
40%
Career On Track